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So, tonight was the big election.  Condo Board of Trustees for The Village of Cross Keys. After some encouragement, I was asked to be on the board again.  It is lovely where I live and we are in great shape with reserves.  It is well maintained and stable.  The values don't spike very high, nor d...
11/06/2013
Being a 3rd generation Baltimorean has its advantages if you are a realtor.  Today, I met some buyers and showed them a couple of properties and we will be submitting an offer tomorrow.  In our conversation, it turns out that I know the woman's father and stepmother.  I used to play tennis with h...
11/05/2013
What's one of the hardest parts of being a realtor? Yes! Coming up with a list price--one that is high enough to bring the seller some money and one that is low enough that it will attract a buyer and appraise.  That's it in a nutshell, right? Well, here's one way my client, Antoinette, came up w...
11/04/2013
  How much would you pay for a 2000+ sq ft condo with a triple panoramic view from the 21st floor? It all depends on what city you are talking about, but my, oh my! Buy in Baltimore! Invest in Baltimore! Especially you DC people...  Check out this condo (double unit) in the heart of historic Moun...
11/03/2013
The other day my office (Coldwell Banker Residential Services- Roland Park, Baltimore) had its Annual Fall Luncheon, a pot luck luncheon. I made a big pot of Pumpkin Soup. I made it in my La Crueset Dutch Oven that it seems I only use in the fall and winter. It was delicious (the trick is adding ...
11/02/2013
Tonight I was with a woman I haven't seen in a while.  I asked her how she's been and she went into a litany of all of her current ills- her blood pressure is up, she just had a shot of something for the pain in her back, and soon will have another shot for a pain somewhere else...and oh, now her...
11/01/2013
Sometimes it takes a big change to make a small change (that is really a big change...) "Turn off that noise!", my mother would say. Or, "turn off that idiot box!" Did any of your parents say that to you? We were raised pretty strict--my sister and I. My brother, not so much... I used to love TV....
10/29/2013
Hello, friends! The time has come again for the Baltimore Book Festival in historic Mount Vernon Place and it will be a beautiful weekend.  We never know--sometimes we have the worst storms during it, but this time the book gods should be smiling on us!   The Baltimore Book Festival features hund...
09/26/2013
  Hello, folks!  Cross Keys is Hot this weekend! Fashion Week with Runway Shows, Trunk Shows, Food Samples, Artisan Markets, Drink Specials, Produce, Flowers...and Fun!! Saturday are the Runway Shows starting at 10:00 with Pied Piper, then The Store Ltd, Chezelle, Jones and Jones, Jean Pool, and ...
09/26/2013
  Village of Cross Keys Overview of Cross Keys   The Village of Cross Keys is the brainchild of the visionary James Rouse. Since the 60’s, Cross Keys wasdesigned for people to live, work and shop--all in the same village. I am proud to say that I am fulfilling James Rouse's vision.  I have lived ...
09/06/2013
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